GUP KELANTAN

Introduction

Getah untuk Pribumi programme is one of MRB’s initiatives to improve national productivity to 2,000 kg/ha/year which is in line with NKEA. The objectives are:

To enhance smallholders’ knowledge of rubber planting through technology transfer.

To enable participants to achieve average productivity of 1,500 kg/ha/year in five years of tapping

Two Orang Asli settlements covering an area of 77.0 hectares with 77 participants are involved in GUP Kelantan. The selected villages are Kg Pos Tuel (40 participants) and Kg Pos Plug (37 participants). Participants will be supplied with high yielding clones such as RRIM 2001, RRIM 2025, RRIM 928 and PB 350.

Participant List

Current Progress

Fourth Quarter 2012

As of November, all rubber seedlings in 57 participant’s lots have been planted and 16 lots are still in progress. The remaining of three lots is still in the land clearing process.

Planting were temporarily stopped due to unavailability of planting materials because of the rain and will be continued in December 2012.

Rubber Seedlings Planted Area

Field Lining Activities

Third Quarter 2012

As of September, planting of 10 ha has been completed while the remainder are still in the clearing and planting process. Details on status of the respondents given below:

Status

Kg Pos Tuel (Ha)

Kg Pos Plug (Ha)

Percentage (%)

Land Clearing

10

4

18.2

Planting

22

31

68.8

Completed

8

2

13.0

Total

40

37

100.0

Rubber Seedling Planted Area

Second Quarter 2012

As at July 2012, about 30% of the field have been planted.

Before Land Clearing

After Land Clearing

Rubber Seedlings Planted Area

Fourth Quarter 2013

The third round of weed control and fertilisation activities at the participants’ holdings was done in December. It is reported that the monitoring activity of the holdings are not being carried out due to the rainy season. Most of the roads are slippery and muddy and it was not accessible even by a four wheel drive. The bridge at Kampong Plug was accessible only by motorcycles that resulted in monitoring work not being able to carry out fully.

The Growth of Young Tree

Sukuri a/l Bah Gut’s Holding

Angah bin Along’s Holding

Problems of Inaccessible Road and Land Slides at Holdings

Third Quarter 2013

An area of 76 hectare has been planted completely in GUP Kelantan. The first phase of the census, there were reports regarding the mortality rate which was 2.5% , mostly due to termite and wild boar attacks. However Termifos for termite treatment had been distributed to the affected smallholdings.

Currently, it was reported that a total of 504 and 490 plants were recorded for stands per hectare in Pos Tuel and Pos Plugs respectively. Work on replacements were ongoing to maintain a density of 500 stands per hectare.

Second Quarter 2013

The whole area was cleared and planted with rubber plants. To date the first round of weed control and manuring activities were carried out at the participants’ holdings. No training activities were carried out to the participants in May 2013.

The Growth of Young Trees

En Aluij bin Itam’s Holdings

First Quarter 2013

As of March, all area has been completely planted with rubber seedlings. Field maintenance was slow due to rainy seasons. Therefore, some of the participant's holding become bush because of raining and their holding far from their home.

Weed control activities has been carried out manually and chemically starting in February and manuring activities were carried out for participants that has completed the weed control.

Manual weed control by Yusof Md Noor

The growth of rubber trees

Itam Merah b Kerpu’s lot

As of January, land clearing are almost done. Only two participants are still in the clearing process. Rubber seedlings will be distributed once the participants are completed with clearing, terracing, lining and holing activites. An area of 72.0 hectares have been planted.

Census on the development of the participant’s rubber trees

The census focusing on the growth of the trees was carried out to ensure that the number of trees planted for wage payment besides to identify the dead trees and trees that need to be replant.

Fourth Quarter 2014

As of December, farm monitoring and maintenance activities could not be implemented due to the rainy season. Participants told of the flood which prevented usage of the road to Kampung Tuel and Kampung Plug. It was reported that landslides occurred in some of the participants’ lots which damaged rubber trees. The total number of rubber trees affected is yet to be ascertained.

Tree Growth

Amat bin Ngah's Lot

Busu bin Pandak's Lot

Sudin bin Mat Nor's Lot

Pandak bin Mat Nor's Lot

Third Quarter 2014

Maintenance work was done according to schedule. Girth measurements of rubber trees are currently being carried out. For holdings that were diagnosed with termite attack, immediate action was then taken to control the termites by using chemicide to avoid further damage.

Rubber Trees at the Participant’s Holdings

Sudin bin Mat Nor's Lot

Amat bin Ngah's Lot

Pandak bin Mat Nor's Lot

Discussions and guidance involving participants

Second Quarter 2014

As of June, trees’ growth was reported to be in good condition. Weed control and manuring activities were according to plan. Girth measurement of trees for whole lots had been started and will be completed in July. A bridge reported to be damaged had been repaired by participants through ‘gotong-royong’.

The Growth of the Trees

Pandak bin Mat Nor's Lot

Angah bin Along's Lot

Azuan bin Ali's Lot

First Quarter 2014

Reporting that trees’ growth is in good condition and the average girth measurement for 11 farms at Kg Tuel is 9.9 cm and 14 farms at Kg Plug is 11.68 cm. Farm monitoring at Kg Plug could not fully executed due to the collapsed bridge (that connected to participants’ farms) during monsoon season.

The Growth of Young Tree

Pandak bin Mat Nor’s Holding

Laidi bin Shariff’s Holding

Azuan bin Ali’s Holding

Bridge's Condition

Fourth Quarter 2015

Maintenance work and training is still on-going according as scheduled.

Progress of the Rubber Trees

En Azuan bin Ali’s Holdings

Sudin bin Mat Nor’s Holdings

En Laidi bin Shariff’s Holdings

En Uda bin Mat Nor’s Holdings

Third Quarter 2015

Maintenance work was carried out according as scheduled. Census diameter is made for the second year. The average circumference measuring obtained in Kg Plug is 17.9 cm and 19.9 cm Kg Nuel.

Progress of the Rubber Trees

En Azuan bin Ali’s Holdings

Pn BiBi binti Sani’s Holdings

En Laidi bin Shariff’s Holdings

En Uda bin Mat Nor’s Holdings

Second Quarter 2015

Field maintenance was slightly distorted due to weather condition and unrepaired road that is dangerous to the participants.

Census on mortality rate in 20 lots were conducted and it was reported that there were higher number of death tree are in Kg Plug which comprised of 17% death and 3% stunted. Girth measurement also had been conducted and average girth measurement is 19.9 cm in Kg Pos Tuel and 17.9cm in Kg Pos Plug.

The growth of rubber trees

Uda bin Mat Nor’s Holdings

Pandak bin Mat Nor’s Holdings

Damaged road

First Quarter 2015

As of March, due to rainy season, field monitoring and maintenance activities were postponed due to the disconnected roads and danger in accessing the participants’ holdings.

Rubber Trees at the Participant’s Holdings

Uda bin Mat Nor’s lot

Azuan bin Al’s lot

Road’s Condition

Third Quarter 2016

It was reported that, the maintenance work of the holdings were carried out according to schedule and the training sessions were conducted each month according to the planting phase.

The Progress of the Trees

Lot Jasin Yakob

First Quarter 2016

Following the poor and dangerous condition of the road, monitoring activities is not permitted. Fertilization activities are being carried out by the participants themselves. There were a number of wild boar attacks reported that has severely damaged the trees planted. However, these attacks only involve a few trees in each of the participant’s lot. In addition, fallen trees due to rot root were also reported in Sudin b Mat Nor lot and the cause of the incident is still under investigation by the supervisor.